Savannah River Recesses as Flood Reaches East Georgia Towns
Augusta battles the Savannah as floodwaters cut off Waynesboro and Millen. Ogeechee River rises two feet since 1925, with Dover isolated. Bridges at Augusta fail, riverwater falls an inch or more per hour while engineers fear lower city flooding.
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Augusta
Savannah
Georgia
Millen
Ogeechee
Dover
South Carolina
Sand Bar Ferry
C. and W. C
Devastating Bahamas Hurricane Reaches Gulf Of Mexico
The tropical hurricane that battered the Bahamas and southern Florida moved into the Gulf of Mexico last night. Nassau reports many dead and the full death toll and damage remain uncounted. The storm lasted over two days and was the severest on record.
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Bahamas
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Nassau
Damage In Miami As Storm Skirts Florida Mainland
Southeastern Florida suffered gale winds as the storm center moved west of Key West. Miami and environs saw property damage and water spouting onto Biscayne Boulevard, with several injuries on causeways. The Keys and other mainland towns reported unknown impact and possible severe gales. Cyclonic whirls were sighted near Fort Lauderdale and Stuart, with injuries and about 20 buildings damaged or wrecked. Cuba breathed relief as the hurricane veered away from Havana, though seas rose and water flooded the Malecon.
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Miami
Florida
Coral Keyes
Key West
Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Boulevard
Keys
Homestead
Fort Lauderdale
Stuart
Cuba
Havana
Bahamas
Belen College Observatory
Father Gutierrez Lanza
Belen College
Malecon
Tariff Fight Confidence Split Amid Senate Clash
In Washington and Rock Hill the tariff dispute over the seven year old executive duty change policy continues. Republicans led by Hoover insist on keeping the flexible provision while Democrats and independents claim enough votes to repeal it. Senator Smoot signals a near vote, with timing set for Tuesday afternoon. Elsewhere, John Peel warns of a second Marion strike as North Carolina textile labor disputes flare amid accusations of deceit and communist agitation. observers detail union efforts and farmer attitudes in broader labor debates across the region.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Smoot
Utah
Senator Copeland
New York
Europe
Finance Committee
Copeland
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Rock Hill
S. C
John Peel
North Carolina Federation of Labor
United Textile Workers of America
Marion
N. C
Clinchfield and Marion Manufacturing Company
John Hall
Greenville
South Carolina
J. E. Powell
Anderson
D. C
South Carolina Federation of Labor
Elizabethton
South
A. S. Nance
Atlanta
Ing
Farm Board Members To Be Approved
Washington is expected to confirm all eight members of the Federal Farm Board named by President Hoover, barring a sudden serious objection. Hearings by the agriculture committee may end Wednesday with votes soon after, as debates on confirmation loom next week. Carl Williams and Sam R. McKelvie face close questioning, with Williams linked to cotton interests and McKelvie to wheat.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
Hoover
McNary
Agriculture Committee
Senate
Carl Williams
Oklahoma
Sam R. McKelvie
Nebraska
Williams
Smith
South Carolina
Heflin
Alabama
Ransdell
Louisiana
American Cotton Growers Cooperative Exchange
Sailors S.O.S. Signals Sparked From Tankers Near Bimini and Jupiter
Tampa dispatch says at midnight Gul Radio Service picked up air rescue calls from the American tanker Salina near the hole in the wall southeast of Bimini and the Danish tanker Scandia reported south of Jupiter though positions were uncertain.
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Tampa
Fla
Ss. O. S
Gul
Salina
Scandia
Bimini
Jupiter
Moderate Storm Damages Homes Near Coral Gables
A moderate storm struck near Coral Gables in the Miami area causing damage to three houses and leaving several families homeless as the tropical disturbance neared Key West. The storm moved rapidly through the city before lifting.
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Miami
Fila
Key West
Coral Gables
Thomas refuses new murder trial in South Carolina
James R. Thomas, convicted of killing his son Maxie and having insured the life for over 20 000 dollars, loses a bid for a new trial. Judge Wilson sentences him to life in the penitentiary and notes no reason to overturn the verdict. An appeal to the state supreme court will be filed.
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State Supreme Court
Thomas
Legionaires Pour Into Louisville For Convention Opening On Monday
The advance guard of the American Legion, many survivors of major battles, arrives in Louisville for the national convention opening Monday. The city decks itself in flags and bunting as Commander Paul V. McNutt arrives and vows the event will be the greatest in Legion history. Delegations pour in by train, automobile, plane, and bus from New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, D C, Wisconsin, Michigan, California, Indiana, and more.
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Louisville
The
American Legion
Marne
Meuse
Argonne
Paul V. McNutt
Indianapolis
Pot
McNutt
William Harrison
Legion
Commander McNutt
Harrison
New York City
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Florida
Ohio
Illinois
District of Columbua
Wisconsin
Michigan
California
Indiana
States
Hall And LaVarre Have Partners Court Says
In Macon Judge Deaver ruled Hall and LaVarre are equal partners in the newspaper group. J T Webb Jr appointed commissioner to transfer stock and manage court funds while a five member commission surveys options for refinancing or selling papers. An accounting will determine liability and contempt order is discharged.
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Macon
J. T. Webb, Jr
Hall-LaVarre
Wwwny
Bascom S. Deaver
Hall and
LaVarre
Deaver
Hall and LaVarre
PD. T. Anderson
P. T. Anderson
Macon Telegraph
Hall and LaVarire
Piedmont
International Paper and Power Company
Power Company
No Word Heard From Coste Yet
Paris dispatch reports Dieudonne Coste the French aviation ace vanished after taking off at 8 16 a m Friday in a bid to break the world straightaway flight record. His Sesquiplane Question Mark was last sighted over Cologne Friday evening and officials expect news only after he lands tomorrow morning unless an accident occurred.
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Paris
Dieudonne Coste
Cologne
Hoover Discusses U S Naval Status in Limitation Talks
President Hoover chaired talks with Senate Naval Affairs Chairman Hale and Senator Swanson on U S positions for a forthcoming naval limitation conference. The discussions occurred as Britain prepared to issue invitations to Washington, Tokyo, Paris, and Rome, ahead of Prime Minister MacDonald’s New York visit.
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Washington
Hoover
Hale
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Swanson
Virginia
United States
MacDonald
White House
Coolidge
Geneva
Stimson
Japan
France
Italy
New York
Hoover arrives at Rapidan camp for weekend visit
President Hoover and guests reached the executive camp on the Rapidan river in the Blue Ridge near Madison Virginia shortly before 7 PM The Washington to camp automobile trip passed without incident
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Hoovers
Madison
Hoover
Rapidan River
Blue Ridge Mountains
Washington
New Enrollment Record Set at State Prison
Raleigh September 28 admission of ten prisoners from Guifford county lifts September total to 130 inmates, surpassing the previous monthly record. The prior all time high was 121 prisoners received in March. Sunday and Monday remain in September.
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Raleigh
Guufford County
Norfolk Mayor Demands Naval Probe Into Bootlegger Abuse
Norfolk city officials call for a full naval inquiry into accusations by Captain J J Hellweg of the Oklahoma and Vice Admiral W C Cole that sailors were being tramped and money mulched by bootleggers and colluding police during short liberty in Norfolk.
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Norfolk
I. Walke
Truxtun
J. J. Hellweg
United States
Oklahoma
W. C. Cole
Hellweg
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Cole
Reeves To Take Stand On Monday
Rear Admiral J H Reeves will answer Monday before the senate naval investigating committee about claims he favored Geneva conference failure in 1927. The panel will then hear William S Shearer’s account of his Geneva role for shipbuilders and alleged influence on Anglo American goodwill.
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Washington
J. H. Reeves
Senate Naval Investigating Committee
Reeves
Shortridge
Drew Pearson
William S. Shearer
Shearer
Coolidge
America
Great Britain
Apan
Geneva
Pearson
Senate
Balloonists of Six Nations Off In Nine-Air Craft Bennett Race
In St Louis on September 28 balloonists from six nations launched nine balloons for the James Gordon Bennett trophy. The Stadt Essen led, followed by Goodyear VIII, Argentine, Denmark, Barmen, Belgia, U S Navy, U S Army, and La Fayette France with pilots including Erich Leikmager and Ward T. Van Orman as others boarded their balloons amid cheers and national anthems.
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James Gordon Bennett
ST. Louis
Stadt Essen
Erich Leikmagel
George Froebel
MacDonald Heads to New York on Peace Ship Voyage
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald sails from Southampton aboard the S S Berengaria bound for New York to hold personal conferences aimed at cementing growing Anglo British understandings on naval and related matters. He travels with his daughter Ishbel and official party after a brief Cherbourg stop. the voyage began in calm seas under bright skies.
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S. S. Berengaria
New York
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Southampton
Ishbel
Cherbourg
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Tyson
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U.S
Southern Conference of
United Textile Workers
Peel
Ralae Od
Farm Board
Legge
Mrs. Bryan Ill
William Jennings Bryan
Legionaires
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Coste
U.S. Naval
Allan MacCracken
D. Eduardo Bradley
Francisco J. Cadavil
Denmark
George Schenestrom
S. A. U. Rasmussen
Barmen
Germany
Hugo Kauff, Jr
Fritz Ebener
Belgica
Belgium
Ernst de Muyter
Frans Lecharlier
WU. S. Navy
T. G. W. Settle
Winfield Bushnell
U.S. Army
William E. Kepner
James F. Powell
la Fayette
Georges Blanchet
Howard Scholle
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